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H. G. TROUT. Letter-B 61x.

No. 229,209. Patented .Iune 22,1880

WITNESSES-L INVENTOR:

N.PETERS, PHOTO-UYNOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON D c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOLLIS O. TROUT, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

LETTER-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 229,209, dated June 22,1880.

I Application filed December 11, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hours 0. TROUT, of Minneapolis, in the county ofHennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and ImprovedLetter-Box, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a receptacle for mail-matter soarranged that its interior can be quickly and easily inspected withoutopening the cover.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved box; and Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same, takenon line a: w of Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A A are theends of the mail-box. The tops ofends A A are projected upward into the form of an inverted V. To oneside, a, of the incline formed by this construction of the ends A A isfixed a plate, I), which forms one-half of the cover.

B is the hinged cover placed on the inclined sides a, of ends A, andconnected at each end by an arm, G, rigidly attached to the under sideof cover B, with the ends A, by pivoting the end 0 of said arms to theinside of said ends, in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 2. This mode ofconnecting cover B with the box permits the said cover to be drawn downon the inclined sides a to close the entrance to the box, and whenthrown up to open the box the upper edge, d, is projected over the upperedge, 0, of cover I), and any water that may have collected on cover Bwill be thrown off on cover I) instead of falling down within the box.

The sides D of the box inay be formed of Wire-gauze, as shownin thedrawings, or they may be formed of glass, or glass protected by anexterior coveringof wire-gauze, or any other material that will permit aquick inspection of the box through the sides.

The box thnsconstructed may have its ends A A attached to standards E Erising from a plate, F, when the bottom of the box and the sides areone, as in the drawings; but ifit is provided with a wooden or metalbottom it may be set on a post or any other suitable support.

The box is intended principally for the use of residences and stores asa receptacle for newspapers; but it may also be used as a receptacle forother mail-matter.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A mail-box having ends A projected up in the form ofan inverted V, the plate I) on the inclined side a, the hinged cover B,arranged on the inclined sides a and connected at each end by the arm 0,whose end is pivoted to the inside of ends A, and the wire-gauze D, the

whole supported upon a frame, E E F, as

shown and described.

' HOLLIS G. TROUT.

Witnesses: I

DWIGHT A. BUELL, MILTON Prcxnr'r.

